Crowstead

Crowstead is a major metropolitan area, cut off from the rest of the world by a magical barrier established 2001 (AT). During it's height the city was well known for it's industrious blending of scientific and magical technologies, being a well liked academic hub between all factions involved in the Planar Wars. Thankfully, it survived destruction due to small coterie of powerful wizard predicting the outcome of the Counter-Stroke, and subsequently erecting a magical barrier to protect it. Since then, the city has had something of a long, slow, Renaissance.

In the current year, 865 AM. Crowstead's population has flourished under the wise leadership of a number of kings, each selected from one of the High Nobility. The "royal" appellate having to do with the mage's council that ruled the city during the 5th age, or Age of Magic. In addition to the royal; houses, there are dozens of lesser houses, burghers, and merchants who hold a great deal of political capital through marriages, wealth, guild capitalization, or trade Consortium.

Broadly, Crowstead is split between four different segments much like an onion.
 * 1) The center of the Onion is Royal Palace of Crowstead
 * 2) Radiating out from the palace is the Old City: How to Nobles of all powers, and many wealthy guild owners and merchants.
 * 3) Surrounding the Old City, is the new city, which has generally been built up over the last 600 years or so.
 * 4) Old City.jpg farmlands, radiate out from the city several miles, with many private farms, confederated share croppers, and other trading consortium.

Recently a small selection of Harbor islands has been tasked with serving as a base of operations for a new magic training academy with partnerships with the mages of Gardenia.

The current rulers of Crowstead Corvus Nocturne III, who has served in this position since his coronation at the age of 20. He is currently 61.

Recently, the king asked for development of a parliament, wherein representatives are drawn from each district of which there are 9, there are also seats representing guilds, religious groups, and more recently the farmer's union.